WHOOOOO! WHOOOOO!

14 owls made...14 to go.
It is weird how they each have a personality of their own. I am looking forward to wrapping this project up. My deadline is Nov. 19th. I think I can make it.
Karen

Sewing, Politics & Coloring

We had a fun and productive weekend. We went to a party and had a great time! And we rented Toy Story 2, made popcorn, and had a blast! I am pretty sure we have to go see the third one now. Miles is obsessed with anything from Toy Story. It is a shame they don't sell any of the characters at the stores....hehehe. Also, I wish I could have been a fly on the wall when the writers came up with the names of the characters. Seriously, they HAD to have known what they were doing when they named them "Woody" and "Buzz."
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I also had a chance to get some sewing done:
Place mats for my sweet friend Angel! I hope she likes them and I hope she doesn't mind their egg like appearance....They are mostly oval if you squint your eyes and look at them through the corner of your eye....

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We got this in the mail the other day:

We are supposed to put it on a window in the house. I feel slightly uneasy about this. I don't know that anything would happen, but lately some of the sentiments from the far right have been frightening. Yes, I will vote for Democrats in November, and I do proudly have an Obama magnet on my car, but I don't know about a window on the house. Thoughts?
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The other day Miles was coloring and working hard at it. I was getting dishes put away and doing some general cleaning. Finally he finished and it was better than any other picture he has ever colored. I wonder if it had to do with the image:

Can you believe this was in a Spiderman coloring book? Too funny.
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Speaking of coloring....Amelia colored this at school:

She told me she couldn't resist leaving a pee puddle under the unicorn. Too funny!!

Have a great week!
Karen

SEE! I told you!

SuperNinjas

Mimi and Moe come from a long line of super hero ninjas. It's true. Ask Uncle Keith. He made this in grade school:

No, not the Elmo. He made the ninjas mask for Kevin. Kevin saved it, of course.
So, Keith, in his spare time used CAD to make this mask pattern.

This tip is my favorite.
Thanks Uncle Keith!

So, why aren't the masks made? Because I have some sort of block when it comes to following patterns. I do. I can make all sorts of things...but, not if I have to follow a pattern. So, I pledge to overcome this fear and get these masks made!

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Eggs anyone? I whipped these up with some spare yarn while watching Letterman last night.

Have a great weekend!
~Karen

Work!

Miles is "going to work" here. He announces this, and then gives us all kisses and hugs before he takes off to his sister's room. His job must be interesting since it requires several bags, an apron, and a hat!

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Here are the bookmarks I have been working on. This is a great project for anyone who struggles with their sewing machine. If you know me, or have been reading this blog for awhile, you know I have problems with my machine. I am sure they are all user problems....Although I would never tell my machine that! Anyway, making these allowed me to build some confidence in my sewing abilities....

This weekend I made some pillow shams to go with our duvet. Nothing quite matches perfectly, but I love that. I am really proud of these. The lines may not be perfect, but they look okay!

I made the little brown pillows out of place mats! I didn't spend a dime on this project. It was all made from things we have used at one time or another!